Western Stars Cowboy Poetry Gathering

If you are into cowboy poetry and Western festivities, you'll want to be in Moab February 13 to 15.

The event will feature cowboy poetry, storytelling, live music, fine art, crafts and a Dutch oven cooking contest.

Here's the official event intro:

The Moab Arts and Recreation Center would like to welcome you to the Western Stars Cowboy Poetry Gathering. This year the gathering features a cutting horse clinic with James Dixon and horseman and artist Don Weller, and a buckaroo clinic demonstrating vaquero techniques from fundamentals through straight-up in the bridle, and ranch roping with Bill Boswell. We've invited the cream of the crop of Utah and western states cowboy poets and musicians, and we are headlining musical artists Suzy Bogguss and Don Edwards!

See the festival website for more details.